Posts tagged with "Andrei Markov"

If I asked you who ranks in the top-tier of defenseman point totals, would you believe me if I told you Andrei Markov was one of them?
Sure, you have the usual suspects in Brent Burns, Duncan Keith, and Kevin Shattenkirk, but you didn't know Andrei Markov has also posted 14 points in 19 games to start the 2016-17 season and is in a...

Week four of fantasy hockey was yet again led by a strong output from the goaltenders. Owners had to deal with Carey Price's first loss of the season as well as a resurgence from a number of stand-out fantasy hopefuls, mainly coming from the Dallas Stars organization. Week four is around the time when you can finally start to let go of...

It was no surprise that when the Montreal Canadiens announced their opening day roster that Mikhail Sergachev was included. Throughout the summer and the preseason, he was outstanding both on and off the ice and made it difficult for general manager Marc Bergevin to send him down to the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey...

The last time a teenager made the Montreal Canadiens was in 2013 when 2012 third overall pick Alex Galchenyuk came into camp during the lockout-shortened season and impressed. However, there were questions whether Galchenyuk should have remained in junior the entire year considering he missed most of his draft year with a knee injury. He...

Coming into Monday night, Team Russia needed to beat Team North America to stay alive in the 2016 World Cup. With Russia coming off a dull 2-1 loss to Team Sweden on Sunday, facing the speedy, streaking and skillful North American's looked to be a tall task.
After North America's Auston Matthews scored to put the kids on the board...

The outlook of the Canadiens' defence has changed drastically over the summer with the departure of the beloved P.K. Subban. The team will look to readjust as a new season approaches. The Habs, along with their fans, hope for a fresh start after last year's season to forget. With a new top guy on the blueline, let's take a look at how...

With a forward group that consists of Alex Ovechkin, Artemi Panarin and Evgeni Malkin it's easy to consider Team Russia one of the more powerful teams coming into the World Cup. However, when you consider the lack of star power coming from their defensemen, they're going to rely heavily on the forwards if they want to keep up with the...

On Thursday, September 15th all eight teams involved in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey gathered at the Air Canada Centre for Media Day ahead of Saturday's tournament kick-off. Most players from each team attended Media Day to fulfil their team and tournament obligations.
Among the NHL teams represented at the World Cup,...

It’s time to come to the realization that playing for the Montreal Canadiens doesn’t hold the luster it used to.
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The Case of David Perron
The above statement isn’t just in regard to everyday NHL players, but Quebec natives as well, many of whom grew...

The 2016 buyout period is set to start Wednesday, with the Montreal Canadiens one of approximately 30 teams in the process of weighing the pros and cons of bad decisions past. Do they give one player, to be named later, the possibility to earn two separate pay checks next season, a la Alexander Semin?
Well, in all likelihood the Habs...

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